Littlewoods closing

monkeyuk_2

Just found this:

Primark announce 40 stores will be converted from Littlewoods
16 September 2005

Retail union Usdaw has welcomed a massive £500 million investment by value clothing giant Primark who are converting 40 former Littlewoods high street stores.

Notes to Editors:

• A list of stores to be converted to the Primark brand is as follows:
Aberdeen, Bedford, Blackpool, Bradford, Brighton, Burton on Trent, Camberley, Cheltenham, Chesterfield, Croydon, Darlington, Doncaster, Dundee, Dunfermline, Eastbourne, Exeter, Glasgow – Argyle St, Glasgow – Parkhead, Greenock, Hanley, Harlow, Inverness, Irvine, Leeds (White Rose), Lincoln, Luton, Maidstone, Mansfield, Newcastle – Metro Centre, Nottingham, Oldham, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Southend, Southport, Sutton, Swansea, Swindon, Wolverhampton.

finnerty

My local town is getting a primark so i'm happy :-) The stores quality Is top notch I purchased in the past from Pennys in Ireland which I've been told carries the same stock.

A list of littlewoods stores to be converted to the Primark brand is as follows:
Aberdeen, Bedford, Blackpool, Bradford, Brighton, Burton on Trent, Camberley, Cheltenham, Chesterfield, Croydon, Darlington, Doncaster, Dundee, Dunfermline, Eastbourne, Exeter, Glasgow – Argyle St, Glasgow – Parkhead, Greenock, Hanley, Harlow, Inverness, Irvine, Leeds (White Rose), Lincoln, Luton, Maidstone, Mansfield, Newcastle – Metro Centre, Nottingham, Oldham, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Southend, Southport, Sutton, Swansea, Swindon, Wolverhampton.

maltesesimon69

omg primark are the pits,perhaps i am a snob,but my god ppl u must be fashion dead..

edda

What is happening to the 40 stores that aren't being converted to Primark?

At least one not listed has the 'last mid-season' sales sign up. Presumably it's being closed and maybe sold?

kiwichick

maltesesimon69 wrote:

omg primark are the pits,perhaps i am a snob,but my god ppl u must be fashion dead..

I COMPLETELY DISAGREE with you. Not only are Primark very fashion concious (copying many catwalk trends) they are fantastic for those of us with children. My 3 year old DD is in preschool and they do painting, glueing, dough making etc which means she comes home filthy.

Knowing I can go to Primark and get good quality clothes which arent going to cost me the earth is great.

The whole ethos of this site is to help people save money, so "fashion dead" really isnt something I think about when I'm trying to find money for the food bill.

You should count yourself lucky that you are able to shop for fashion and not just for necessity.

helby

I agree with ahmilligan that it is incredibly snobbish to look down on Primark. The children's clothes especially are excellent value.

The fashion industry make a lot of money from clothes snobbery and if certain people want to spend their money that way, and have less money for things that matter, then let them.

rdwarr

Most other towns gained a Primark when the Co-Op department stores closed. And as for "fashion dead" it's not what you wear, it's how you wear it!
Oh, an learn to write at least a bit - you're not texting a bunch of teenagers here ("my god ppl u" indeed)!

bigbadgoggs

rdwarr wrote:

Oh, an learn to write at least a bit - you're not texting a bunch of teenagers here ("my god ppl u" indeed)!

Hear Hear! - this slovenly rubbish really hacks me off too - you can understand the need for it when someone doesn't have access to a proper keyboard (phone texts) - but if you're sat in front of a PC with a keyboard.....

beautifulgorgeous_2

I bought a lined suit for my 16 yr old daughter 15 for the jacket and 10 for the skirt from Primark and if it was fashion dead she would not be seen dead wearing it.

donna-j_2

Primark items have been mentioned in Vogue a few times, plus they go for a fortune on Ebay. So not so fashion dead after all.

Why on earth is the Dundee Littlewoods changing to Primark? There is already a large Primark all of 3 metres away.